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Chapter 27
Watching Travis how to deal the guards for them to enter the town might be interesting to Lucelle. She even had the thought that maybe he would bribe them through money. Would the guards accept the money, perhaps?
"Can you make an exception for us to enter?"
"We can't do that, Sir," a guard with a mustache firmly said.
"Do you know me, right?" Travis asked them.
"Just who really are you, Sir?" with a curious looks, the guard asked.
Lucelle, few meters apart from Travis, smacked her forehead, embarassed.
Is he really that famous?
"What?!" Travis' jaw dropped in disbelief, "You did not know me, the great messenger of knowledge?
"We heard a lot of great praises about the messenger of knowledge, but we did not know his or her appearance."
He pointed himself, trying to convince them, "I am that messenger of knowledge you are talking about!"
Two guards shook their heads, whereas Lucelle's face looked away from them, ashamed.
"It doesn't matter if you are the messenger of knowledge or not. As long you can't show your identity tag, you have no right to enter the town." one of the guard insisted.
Another guards added, "And who knows if you are telling us the truth. Maybe people who wanted to enter the town claims that they are the messenger of knowledge."
"I have my tamed hummingbird," then he pointed his hummingbird who was still on Lucelle's head, "...one of my symbols as the messenger of knowledge."
"Is that really yours? HAHAHA! Why can I feel that the owner of that hummingbird is the lady over there, not you?"
"That's mine, though." he imposed.
"That's not enough evidence to prove that you are the messenger of knowledge. And besides, anyone can tame a bird you know."
Travis was really annoyed, "So what do you want? Do you truly want me to prove my identity as the messenger of knowledge?"
Both of the guards did not answer.
"If that's what you want, then..." Travis looked at the sky as he whistled.
Then a pigeon with a small roll of parchment tied on its left foot flew down. Travis put his left arm mid-air and the pigeon landed on it. After that, he slowly opened and read the parchment.
After reading it, he devilishly smiled and then, faced the guards once again, "Both of you are new recruits, right."
Both of them nodded.
"No wonder..."
One of guards asked, "What does being new recruits have something to do with proving your identity to us?"
He shrugged, "It's not related... I'm just asking."
That guard, Travis was speaking to, held his spear tightly, "Then why bother asking us?!"
"It's not my fault. I just asked and you nodded as answer voluntarily, no one force you, so it's your fault."
"This bastard...! I will let him know the consequences of offen---"
Another guard, his partner-in-duty, stopped, "Stop it, bro! We should not create a ruckus or else, Town Lord will..."
Felt being scared by the word Town Lord, he sighed, "F-fine! I will stop," but then faced to Travis and his companion, Lucelle, "But that two whose identity aren't yet to be proven or doesn't have identity tags won't be able to enter the town as per the town's rules says."
"I have another effective method to enter the town, though..."
Mocking him, the guard said, "Through what? Bribing? Hell no... We won't accept any bribing anymore as you already enraged!"
So they will accept bribing if only Travis didn't annoy or entage them? How ironic... Lucelle thought. It was a lot better if Travis bribe them from the start...
"That's not what I'm planning to do."
"What else do you want to do?" Lucelle finally spoke, she couldn't endure to watch him fooling around with the guards anymore.
But Travis only replied while not looking at her, "I'm not finished yet. My ability only starts from here."
Lucelle breathed out, as if letting him be.
"Is your name Manillo?" asked by Travis to the guard who had a mustache, "...and your comrade is Pingson. Am I right?"
"How did you... know our names...?"
Travis continued speaking, ignoring the question asked, "Manillo, someone oftenly saw you going to the Marites' Brothel and you brought a whore to your house while your wife was busy running a snack bar."
Manillo's jaw dropped, he was shocked and scared.
"And you, Pingson..." then Travis faced Pingson, "You were seen drinking at Mirasol's tavern, and after being drunk, you caused a ruckus that almost all of the properties were destroyed. As you are a new guard, the owner got scared so he didn't report to the authorities. Not only that, you also killed a civilian because he stumbled you."
As soon as Pingson had hear Travis' words, he was trembling and biting his lower lips with fear.
"I wonder what will be your wife's response if I let her know, Manillo? Will she leave you behind along with your two children? Or will she create a mess with that whore of yours?" Travis casually uttered.
Manilo shook his head, at the same time, waved his hands sidely, "N-no, no... D-don't tell her...!"
Travis pretended to ignore him, "Well... I also wonder what actions can the authorities do once they know the damage of properties you had done and also the hidden truth that you are a murderer, Pingson? Hmmm... Even though this town is not that righteousness, killing is still not allowed inside the town. Though, torturing is okay."
Pingson clenched his hands, remained in silence as he was still trembling dreadfully.
"Ah!" Travis flicked his right fingers, as if a good idea came into his mind, "I heard that the consequence of adultery is losing any kinds of job and even imprisonment for years. Also, damaged to the properties and murdering a civilian is an act of disobeying the Town's rules of conduct that can lead to imprisonment for lifetime or execution. Is that true?" then he smiled devilishly.
The two guards' expressions were darkened and complicated. They even sweated a lot.
"How does he knew? Is he really... the messenger of knowledge...? Tsk... Losing a job is okay, but imprisonment? Or even execution? No way..." They thought.
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